Overview
The role involves contributing to the development and implementation of strategies and policy frameworks related to the police/prosecution protocol, and providing recommendations on capacity building programs in criminal justice and anti-corruption.
Key Responsibilities
- Contributing to the development and implementation of the overall strategy and policy framework related to the police/prosecution protocol
- Providing recommendations to the Mission’s leadership on the analysis, development, and implementation of law enforcement and prosecution capacity building programs/projects in the area of criminal justice and anti-corruption
- Assisting the Ministry of the Internal Affairs, Ministry of Justice, prosecutors and other actors in the criminal justice chain in identifying and analyzing challenges/needs/risks, as well as improving strategies, policies and practices in the area of investigations and prosecutions, proposing appropriate initiatives, plans, projects and course of activities to address them
- Following up the process of implementation of the criminal code and the law on criminal procedure, including assisting in drafting of administrative regulations, SOPs, rule books etc. as appropriate
- Providing training, advice, and mentoring to criminal justice sector officials to establish expertise in building, prosecuting, and hearing cases related to all forms of criminality
- Promoting and facilitating national and international coordination and cooperation among all the relevant authorities and agencies involved in capacity-building and other assistance project work in professionalizing the criminal investigations process
- Participating in the delivery of activities and mentoring to national law enforcement, prosecutorial and judicial trainers or other relevant staff on criminal investigations
- Conducting case study analysis of selected adjudicated cases to identify best practices and gaps, and based on monitoring of ongoing investigations, propose specialized training programmes and/or other measures to address these gaps
- Providing legal training to relevant Mission staff on a regular basis and on request
- Organizing, facilitating or participating/representing the Mission in various events aimed at improving capacities to address existing criminal justice challenges with an emphasis on related problems and challenges
- Supervising the work of one national and 3 international Mission Members
- Performing any other related work as assigned
Required Experience
- Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience
- Proven experience in working in the criminal justice chain, specialized crime investigation and prosecution, and/or legal analysis and reforms within criminal justice sector
- Proven work experience in project management, in particular researching, identifying, designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating specific projects and/or activities relating to criminal justice
- Proven experience with liaison and collaboration with international law enforcement agencies, prosecutor’s offices, international and regional Inter-Governmental Organizations, Civil Society and Non-Government Organizations as well as independent experts
- Proven facilitation, training, coaching and mentoring experience
- Strong leadership and management skills
- Computer literate with practical experience with Microsoft applications
Qualifications
• First-level university degree in law or significant work experience in criminal justice and/or law enforcement
